| NOUN | artifact | electron microscope | a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light |
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| Meaning | A microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light. | |
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| Parts | electron gun | The electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope |
| Narrower | field-emission microscope | electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid |
| Broader | microscope | magnifier of the image of small objects |
| Spanish | microscopio electrónico | |
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